# I afflicted you with blight and mildew

Here "afflicted you" represents afflicting their crops. Alternate translation: "I afflicted your crops with blight and mildew" or "I destroyed your crops with blight and mildew" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# blight

This is a disease that dries and kills plants. It is caused by the hot wind from the desert.

# mildew

This is another disease that kills plants.